US7981137B2 - Uniform stress needle - Google Patents
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Abstract
Description
d 3=[(32W)/(πσ)]*(X n)
where
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- d=measured diameter at location Xn;
- W=load normal to the needle;
- Xn=distance from a distal-most end of the needle; and
- σ=chosen stress restraint.
d=(((32W)/(πσ))*(X n))^(⅓)
where
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- d=measured diameter at location Xn;
- W=load normal to the needle;
- Xn=distance from a distal-most end of the needle; and
- σ=chosen stress restraint.
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- Length of the distal end section of the surgical needle=0.3 inches;
- Stress=σ=145,000 p.s.i.; and
- Tip Load=W=35 grams at 45° or 0.077 lbs at 45°.
Distance from Tip | Distance from Tail | Diameter |
0.001 | 0.299 | 0.0015548 |
0.002 | 0.298 | 0.0019589 |
0.003 | 0.297 | 0.0022424 |
0.004 | 0.296 | 0.0024681 |
0.005 | 0.295 | 0.0026587 |
0.006 | 0.294 | 0.0028253 |
0.007 | 0.293 | 0.0029742 |
0.008 | 0.292 | 0.0031096 |
0.009 | 0.291 | 0.0032341 |
0.010 | 0.290 | 0.0033497 |
0.011 | 0.289 | 0.0034579 |
0.012 | 0.288 | 0.0035596 |
0.013 | 0.287 | 0.0036559 |
0.014 | 0.286 | 0.0037473 |
0.015 | 0.285 | 0.0038345 |
0.016 | 0.284 | 0.0039179 |
0.017 | 0.283 | 0.0039978 |
0.018 | 0.282 | 0.0040747 |
0.019 | 0.281 | 0.0041488 |
0.020 | 0.280 | 0.0042204 |
0.021 | 0.279 | 0.0042896 |
0.022 | 0.278 | 0.0043566 |
0.023 | 0.277 | 0.0044217 |
0.024 | 0.276 | 0.0044848 |
0.025 | 0.275 | 0.0045463 |
0.026 | 0.274 | 0.0046061 |
0.027 | 0.273 | 0.0046644 |
0.028 | 0.272 | 0.0047213 |
0.029 | 0.271 | 0.0047769 |
0.030 | 0.270 | 0.0048311 |
0.031 | 0.269 | 0.0048842 |
0.032 | 0.268 | 0.0049362 |
0.033 | 0.267 | 0.0049871 |
0.034 | 0.266 | 0.0050370 |
0.035 | 0.265 | 0.0050859 |
0.036 | 0.264 | 0.0051339 |
0.037 | 0.263 | 0.0051810 |
0.038 | 0.262 | 0.0052272 |
0.039 | 0.261 | 0.0052727 |
0.040 | 0.260 | 0.0053174 |
0.041 | 0.259 | 0.0053613 |
0.042 | 0.258 | 0.0054045 |
0.043 | 0.257 | 0.0054471 |
0.044 | 0.256 | 0.0054890 |
0.045 | 0.255 | 0.0055303 |
0.046 | 0.254 | 0.0055709 |
0.047 | 0.253 | 0.0056110 |
0.048 | 0.252 | 0.0056505 |
0.049 | 0.251 | 0.0056895 |
0.050 | 0.250 | 0.0057280 |
0.051 | 0.249 | 0.0057659 |
0.052 | 0.248 | 0.0058033 |
0.053 | 0.247 | 0.0058403 |
0.054 | 0.246 | 0.0058768 |
0.055 | 0.245 | 0.0059129 |
0.056 | 0.244 | 0.0059485 |
0.057 | 0.243 | 0.0059837 |
0.058 | 0.242 | 0.0060185 |
0.059 | 0.241 | 0.0060529 |
0.060 | 0.240 | 0.0060869 |
0.061 | 0.239 | 0.0061205 |
0.062 | 0.238 | 0.0061538 |
0.063 | 0.237 | 0.0061867 |
0.064 | 0.236 | 0.0062192 |
0.065 | 0.235 | 0.0062514 |
0.066 | 0.234 | 0.0062833 |
0.067 | 0.233 | 0.0063149 |
0.068 | 0.232 | 0.0063462 |
0.069 | 0.231 | 0.0063771 |
0.070 | 0.230 | 0.0064078 |
0.071 | 0.229 | 0.0064382 |
0.072 | 0.228 | 0.0064683 |
0.073 | 0.227 | 0.0064981 |
0.074 | 0.226 | 0.0065276 |
0.075 | 0.225 | 0.0065569 |
0.076 | 0.224 | 0.0065859 |
0.077 | 0.223 | 0.0066146 |
0.078 | 0.222 | 0.0066432 |
0.079 | 0.221 | 0.0066714 |
0.080 | 0.220 | 0.0066995 |
0.081 | 0.219 | 0.0067273 |
0.082 | 0.218 | 0.0067548 |
0.083 | 0.217 | 0.0067822 |
0.084 | 0.216 | 0.0068093 |
0.085 | 0.215 | 0.0068362 |
0.086 | 0.214 | 0.0068629 |
0.087 | 0.213 | 0.0068894 |
0.088 | 0.212 | 0.0069157 |
0.089 | 0.211 | 0.0069418 |
0.090 | 0.210 | 0.0069677 |
0.091 | 0.209 | 0.0069934 |
0.092 | 0.208 | 0.0070189 |
0.093 | 0.207 | 0.0070443 |
0.094 | 0.206 | 0.0070694 |
0.095 | 0.205 | 0.0070944 |
0.096 | 0.204 | 0.0071192 |
0.097 | 0.203 | 0.0071439 |
0.098 | 0.202 | 0.0071683 |
0.099 | 0.201 | 0.0071926 |
0.100 | 0.200 | 0.0072168 |
0.101 | 0.199 | 0.0072407 |
0.102 | 0.198 | 0.0072646 |
0.103 | 0.197 | 0.0072882 |
0.104 | 0.196 | 0.0073117 |
0.105 | 0.195 | 0.0073351 |
0.106 | 0.194 | 0.0073583 |
0.107 | 0.193 | 0.0073814 |
0.108 | 0.192 | 0.0074043 |
0.109 | 0.191 | 0.0074271 |
0.110 | 0.190 | 0.0074497 |
0.111 | 0.189 | 0.0074722 |
0.112 | 0.188 | 0.0074946 |
0.113 | 0.187 | 0.0075168 |
0.114 | 0.186 | 0.0075390 |
0.115 | 0.185 | 0.0075609 |
0.116 | 0.184 | 0.0075828 |
0.117 | 0.183 | 0.0076045 |
0.118 | 0.182 | 0.0076261 |
0.119 | 0.181 | 0.0076476 |
0.120 | 0.180 | 0.0076690 |
Claims (5)
d=(((32W)/(πσ))*(X n))^(⅓)
d=(((32W)/(πσ))*(X n))^(⅓),
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